Publications by authors named "Keiko Terazumi"
Article Synopsis
- * It highlights new guidance developed by a working group on managing heat stroke amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, incorporating updated research from multiple sources.
- * The second edition of this guidance focuses on critical aspects such as indoor ventilation, mask safety, and the isolation of older adults, aiming to improve prevention and treatment strategies for heat stroke during the ongoing pandemic.
The left side of a truck driven by a 71-year-old man was hit by another car at an intersection, and his abdomen was compressed by the steering wheel. On arrival, he complained of severe lower abdominal pain; and physical examination demonstrated involuntary rigidity and rebound tenderness. Enhanced truncal computed tomography exhibited that the descending colon was shifted ventral and medial because of a low-density mass with contrast extravasation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 34-year-old man with obesity who was an avid consumer of soft drinks was found in a coma after complaining of a poor physical condition for a few days. On arrival, he had hyperglycemia of 2700 mg/dL, coma, shock, sepsis, aspiration pneumonia, acute renal failure, acute pancreatitis, liver dysfunction, and systemic mycosis. The rapid infusion of a large volume of isotonic saline, insulin, antibiotics, and ulinastatin was performed, and mechanical ventilation was applied.
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